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SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE vs FUTURE PROGRESSIVE TENSE

Usage and Application

 

Future Simple Tense – Rules:

 

1. The future simple tense is used to express a general intention.
He will change his job.

 

  • We'll travel abroad. (short form of will)

  • I will not need it. 

  • They won't change the telephone number. (short form of will not)

  • Will you take the exam?

 

2. We use it for predictions or opinions.

 

  • It will snow in winter.

  • The horse will not win.

 

In the future simple tense we can use following verbs or adverbs to say that we assume something, but we are not sure: think, be sure, hope, believe, suppose, perhaps, possibly, probably, surely.

 

  • They'll probably study at university. 

  • I don't think she'll accept it.

 

3. The future simple is used for a decision or offer made at the moment of speaking.


A. Can I walk you home? - No, thank you. I'll take a taxi.
B. Please, tell Peter about it. - O.K. I'll call him.


But: I am going to call Peter. Do you want me to say hello to him? (Going to shows our decision made before the moment of speaking.)

Future Progressive Tense – Rules:

 

1. The future continuous tense is used for activities that will be in progress at a point of time. The action will start before that point of time and will continue after it. The point in time can be given by time expressions or by other activities.

 

 

  • At 8 o'clock I will be travelling to Dorset.

  • This time tomorrow we'll be lying on the beach.


(In these two sentences the point of time that we refer to is given by a time expression.)

 

  • The shop will be closed. Will you be working?

  • I'll be sleeping when you come back.

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(In these two sentences the point of time that we refer to is given by another action.)

 

2. It describes the idea that an action will happen in the normal course of events. It refers to routine activities, not intentions, decisions or plans.

 

  • I'll be writing to you again. (I always write to you, so I'll do it again, as usual.)

  • They'll be leaving on Friday. You can join them. (They normally leave on Fridays.)

  • Everybody will be working on a computer sooner or later. (If nothing special happens.)

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